SB3073 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)

PENCD-IMRF-DNST FIRE-HIRE DATE
Last Action
2/10/2026 - Senate: Assigned to Pensions
Senate Sponsors
Sen. Dale Fowler
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
40 ILCS 5/4-109  from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 4-109
30 ILCS 805/8.49 new  
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Downstate Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a firefighter who previously participated in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) for service as a member of the fire department of a municipality and was transferred to that municipality's firefighters' pension fund upon its creation, as required under the Downstate Firefighter Article as a result of the federal decennial census of 2010, shall, for the purposes of determining the applicable tier of benefits, be deemed to have become a firefighter and member of that municipality's firefighters' pension fund on the date that he or she first participated in IMRF as a member of the fire department of that municipality, notwithstanding whether that start date was before January 1, 2011. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Actions
DateChamberAction
1/29/2026SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Dale Fowler
1/29/2026SenateFirst Reading
1/29/2026SenateReferred to Assignments
2/10/2026SenateAssigned to Pensions